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Yikes, a primary short can end badly. I fabbed a positive cable cover from a plastic juice drink
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abscate wrote: 11 May 2024, 15:01 Solution upthread

Yikes, a primary short can end badly. I fabbed a positive cable cover from a plastic juice drink
In this case the battery appears OK, all codes resolved and no additional or other residual problems noted so far. But, yes, not something one should do "just to see what happens".
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enotslim wrote: 12 May 2024, 09:45
abscate wrote: 11 May 2024, 15:01 Solution upthread

Yikes, a primary short can end badly. I fabbed a positive cable cover from a plastic juice drink
In this case the battery appears OK, all codes resolved and no additional or other residual problems noted so far. But, yes, not something one should do "just to see what happens".
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abscate wrote: 11 May 2024, 15:01 Solution upthread

Yikes, a primary short can end badly. I fabbed a positive cable cover from a plastic juice drink
I am wondering how to take the cable cover off without breaking it.
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